"If Sheep on Drugs means anything at all, it's antidrugs. It's about provoking thought."

Britain's nihilistic industrial punksters Sheep on Drugs visit Bulgaria's capital Sofia for the very first time in their career on April 20, 2007, for a joint show with the one-off reunited local avantgarde cultsters Babyface Clan, the energy waveВ vampires Lovers of the Bomb, and the London-based duo Imbeciles & The Poison Umbrella. Two days before the show Babyface Clan's vocalist Nasso Ruskov conducted a friendly conversation with Sheep on Drugs' mastermind Lee Fraser...

Nasso Ruskov: What's the weather like in London?

Lee Fraser: It's a beautiful day. It's like the middle of July.

N. R.: What are you doing at the moment, besides this interview?

L. F.: Well, I'm just packing my stuff, getting ready to leave for the gig.

N. R.: Give us an update on what currently Sheep on Drugs are up to. We know that the album "Best of a Bad Bunch" just came out, and...?

L. F.: We had some problem withВ our record company, Invisible Records, and I'm trying to solve it out. The next album is nearing completion - something like 2/3 of it is done - and whether or not it's up to Invisible, it will be out by the end of the year.

N. R.: Since you've never played in Bulgaria, some people here are curious regarding the actual name of the band, Sheep on Drugs. You know, some think it advocates drugs...

L. F.: No, no, not at all! Think of the name - who wants to be a sheep? So if Sheep on Drugs means anything at all, it's antidrugs. It's about provoking thought, aboutВ you making your own mind up of what you think about drugs.

N. R.: Looking back up to this point, what were the best times of your career so far?

L. F.: It's difficult to say, as they all have been pretty good. I think the best time is yet to come. I'm really looking forward to this new album and... Really, I can't think of what isn't good.

N. R.: We know that Duncan X (Sheep on Drugs' co-founder) has a tattoo studio now, so the band at the moment is you and Johnnie Borden. Where did you find her?

L. F.: Basically, I found her in a night club a long time ago. I befriended her first, and she looked great and it turned out she's a good keyboard player...

N. R.: Do you follow the current UK scene - rock or electro or whatever? Do you have any favourites?

L. F.: Well, I heard this up and coming band The Shanklin Freak Show... But most of the mainstream stuff is rubbish, mainly because of what happened to the music industry - record companies are losing money because of downloads, etc. The mainstream is very incestrious, I mean they sound like what was numberВ one the previous week, so there is no real mainstream scene. It's the underground scene which I'm quite into.

N. R.: Your crowd is very colourful, with a lot of so-called freaks, etc. Where do you think this comes from?

L. F.: I think all our fans outcast the society, and they can relate to our music, beause it's quite... not anti-society, but alternative society, I'd say.

N. R.: Are you gonna play all the goodies here in Sofia?

L. F.: Yeah, we'll play all the old favourites and some new stuff, too.

N. R.: We look forward to see you on Friday night!

L. F.: I look forward, too!

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